Twitter Roach

Twitter Roach (by Brittany Ransom) is in its first phase of experimentation. Utilizing a RoboRoach/backpack kit, custom processing, arduino programming and circuitry, it allows people to log into their Twitter accounts to cooperatively affect the movement of a cockroach from anywhere in the world. The project made its debut at “Life, in some form,“ an exhibition at the Chicago Artists Coalition on December 7th. Twitter Roach is designed to parse specific commands received through mentions and hashtag